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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday, On Call - Required

Scheduled Hours:

40

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

25080 - 2550 Central Sterile Supplies

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Prepares, processes, and sterilizes materials and equipment for the surgical, emergency and respiratory care departments. 
2. Properly prepares and sterilizes materials and equipment according to department protocols
3. Performs required monitoring of sterilizes and ensures proper functioning of the equipment
4. Ensures proper infection control at all times, consistent with departmental protocols.
5. Monitors the condition of instruments and surgical kits and replaces as necessary.
6. Implements replacement of code carts for hospital wide system.
7. Understands and demonstrates proper operation of sterilization equipment, including steam sterilizers, ETO (Ethylene Oxide) and washer disinfectors.
8. Understands and implements emergency management trouble shooting and communicates equipment issues to Director and Biomedical Engineer for resolution.
9. Knowledgeable about contingency planning.
10. Assists the operating room staff with patient transfers, specimen transport and the cleaning and restocking of operating rooms and supply areas

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Demonstrates competence and is eligible to take the qualifying national certification exam.  
2. Completion of central sterile and medical terminology courses required
3. High school graduate or equivalent

Preferred:
1. Preferred certification is attained

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Demonstrates a professional, scientific knowledge of the intricate processes involved in central sterile operations
2. Graduate of program designed to provide fundamentals of hospital central service technology and care/handling of surgical instruments and equipment.
3. Participates in concurrent educational programs related to sterilization and infection control
OR equivalent combination of the above

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments.  The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description.  Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Constantly:
- Working indoors, precise hearing and vision

Frequently:
- Standing, walking, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, reaching, grasping, repetitive movements, precise motor skills

Occasionally:
- Sitting, twisting, balancing, heights, high stress level
 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.